Adding Library tools to your Canvas site at MU

The Library Resources tool connects students to what they need alongside their other course information, links, discussions, etc., without sending students outside their browser window or mobile app. You can embed subject guides, course guides, general-purpose guides like Equipment Lending, and electronic reserves. See Integrating Library Content in Canvas to learn more.

If a class has a Course Guide, the tool will automatically add it to the course. For classes without Course Guides, departmental subject guides will appear. No action is required of the instructor. The same is true of most E-Reserve lists; however, instructors who create their own E-Reserve lists will need to add metadata or ask the Reserve Desk to do this for them. The metadata matches a parameter within Canvas. 

• If you would like a tailored library guide for your course, contact your subject librarian.
• If you need assistance with your E-Reserves, contact the appropriate campus library.

Library Resources in Canvas

The Library Resources link for your LibGuide or E-Reserves should appear in your Canvas Course Navigation without any action on your part. If it does not appear:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select the Navigation Tab.
3. Drag Library Resources from the list of Disabled navigation items (the grayed-out list at the bottom) to the location you wish it to appear in the upper list of items to appear to students in the Course Navigation.
4. Select Save.

Note:  If you do not wish Library Resources to appear, reverse the drag-and-drop in step 3.

Steps for adding metadata for E-Reserves

1. Log in to LibGuides.
2. Select E-Reserves (Manage Courses).
3. Find your course.
4. Edit Course information by selecting the gear icon under Actions in the far-right column.
5. Select the Metadata tab.
6. Add Record.
   1. Under Name, select the dotted underline under "Empty."
   2. Type LMS.
   3. Under Value, add the course metadata (see next section).

Course metadata for Canvas for self-created E-Reserves

As noted above, in most cases, this will normally be added by librarians; however, faculty creating their own E-Reserve lists will need to add their own metadata.

Canvas metadata must match the Canvas course title, with the exception of the semester information; that is, the first 7 characters (e.g., 2016SS_, 2016FS_, 2016SP_).

For example, 2016SS CV_ENG 4980 Smith-Jones (03) becomes CV_ENG 4980 Smith-Jones (03).

Name: Canvas
Value: Subject match:

• CV_ENG

Value: Course match:

• CV_ENG 4980
• CV_ENG 4980 Maseles (04)
• CV_ENG 4980 Smith-Jones (03)

Cross-listed courses

No matter what you select in the Canvas request form as the primary section, the name/id will be sorted in ascending order.

Canvas campus and vendor resources